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The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells

First published 1965
Publisher Ernest Benn
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages 1038


Library records show that the collection was re-set as 1038 pages for the 14th printing, 1948; only later re-named as Complete. Unknown source for page numbers in the 1038-page list of Contents.


19th impression That is, 19th edition/printing of the 63-story Ernest Benn collection The Short Stories of H. G. Wells, first published 1927; but the first as The Complete Stories. WorldCat records support that by reporting The Short Stories with same page-count as 1957 and 1960, the former as 17th impression (in the database); by reporting The Complete Short Stories as 1966 and 20th impression.

WorldCat record OCLC 28172435, which states "[1965]" and "[19th impression]", also provides a Contents list of story titles, but those are known to be the first 32 of 63 stories.

Sometime earlier the collection was re-set as 1038 rather than 1148 pages, probably between the 13th and 14th impressions on the publisher's count.

Page Title Author(s) Type
A Catastrophe H. G. Wells Short Story
A Deal in Ostriches H. G. Wells Short Story
A Dream of Armageddon H. G. Wells Novelette
A Slip Under the Microscope H. G. Wells Short Story
A Story of the Days to Come H. G. Wells Novella
A Story of the Stone Age H. G. Wells Novella
A Vision of Judgement H. G. Wells Short Story
Filmer H. G. Wells Short Story
In the Abyss H. G. Wells Short Story
In the Avu Observatory H. G. Wells Short Story
In the Modern Vein: An Unsympathetic Love Story H. G. Wells Short Story
Jimmy Goggles the God H. G. Wells Short Story
Little Mother Up the Mörderberg H. G. Wells Short Story
Miss Winchelsea's Heart H. G. Wells Short Story
Mr. Brisher's Treasure H. G. Wells Short Story
Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation H. G. Wells Short Story
Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland H. G. Wells Short Story
My First Aeroplane H. G. Wells Short Story
Pollock and the Porroh Man H. G. Wells Short Story
The Apple H. G. Wells Short Story
The Argonauts of the Air H. G. Wells Short Story
The Beautiful Suit H. G. Wells Short Story
The Cone H. G. Wells Short Story
The Country of the Blind H. G. Wells Novelette
The Crystal Egg H. G. Wells Short Story
The Diamond Maker H. G. Wells Short Story
The Door in the Wall H. G. Wells Short Story
The Empire of the Ants H. G. Wells Short Story
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid H. G. Wells Short Story
The Flying Man H. G. Wells Short Story
The Grisly Folk H. G. Wells Essay
The Hammerpond Park Burglary H. G. Wells Short Story
The Inexperienced Ghost H. G. Wells Short Story
The Jilting of Jane H. G. Wells Short Story
The Land Ironclads H. G. Wells Novelette
The Lord of the Dynamos H. G. Wells Short Story
The Lost Inheritance H. G. Wells Short Story
The Magic Shop H. G. Wells Short Story
The Man Who Could Work Miracles H. G. Wells Short Story
The Moth H. G. Wells Short Story
The New Accelerator H. G. Wells Short Story
The Pearl of Love H. G. Wells Short Story
The Plattner Story H. G. Wells Short Story
The Purple Pileus H. G. Wells Short Story
The Reconciliation H. G. Wells Short Story
The Red Room H. G. Wells Short Story
The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes H. G. Wells Short Story
The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic H. G. Wells Short Story
The Sea-Raiders H. G. Wells Short Story
The Star H. G. Wells Short Story
The Stolen Bacillus H. G. Wells Short Story
The Stolen Body H. G. Wells Short Story
The Story of the Last Trump H. G. Wells Short Story
The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham H. G. Wells Short Story
The Temptation of Harringay H. G. Wells Short Story
The Time Machine H. G. Wells Novella
The Treasure in the Forest H. G. Wells Short Story
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist H. G. Wells Short Story
The Truth About Pyecraft H. G. Wells Short Story
The Valley of Spiders H. G. Wells Short Story
Through a Window H. G. Wells Short Story
Under the Knife H. G. Wells Short Story
Æpyornis Island H. G. Wells Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Cover 1966 Ernest Benn Hardcover Collection vii+1038
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Cover 1974 Ernest Benn Hardcover Collection 1038
The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells 1987 St. Martin's Press Hardcover Collection vi+1038